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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR...WDFW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
734 AM PDT THU APR 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...MUCH STRINGER WINDS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BEGIN TO
BREAKDOWN ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS
TO MOVE INLAND BETWEEN FRIDAY AND MONDAY. THE FIRST ON FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE CANADIAN BORDER AND WILL
WILL BE MORE OF A WIND EVENT THEN A PRECIPITATION EVENT. RESULT
IN INCREASED WINDS. BY SATURDAY THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL COME
THROUGH FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER ONE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
MORE WINDY CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. VARIABLE CLOUDS LATE IN THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST  8 TO 12 MPH AFTER
                    1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1030.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS 15
                    TO 20 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5500 FT AGL AFTER 1030.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130425.COUGA.01/OTX